Vatacs Group, Inc. v. Homeside Lending, Inc.

Melton, Justice.

In this declaratory judgment action regarding the priority of certain mortgages over others, we granted certiorari to answer the following limited question: Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that “ ‘laches is an equitable doctrine not applicable in a petition for declaratory judgment, which is an action at law.’ ” VATACS Group v. HomeSide Lending, 276 Ga. App. 386, 393 (3) (623 SE2d 534) (2005). We find that the Court of Appeals did not err in its holding and affirm.

It is a longstanding and well-established rule that the doctrine of laches is an equitable defense…